Scold
verb
To criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong.
My mom scolded me for not cleaning my room.
Often appears as...
- scold for
- scold about
noun
A woman who constantly criticizes and nags.
She felt like a scold, constantly reminding him to clean up after himself
Often appears as...
- scold for
- scold about
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong.
My mom scolded me for not cleaning my room.
Often appears as...
- scold for
- scold about
noun
A woman who constantly criticizes and nags.
She felt like a scold, constantly reminding him to clean up after himself
Often appears as...
- scold for
- scold about
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Scold implies a strong emotional response and is more intense than simply telling off.
The teacher scolded the student for talking back.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Figure
Usually an authority figure like a parent or teacher scolds someone who is younger or lower in status.
The boss scolded his employees for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Misdeed
Scold often follows a specific misdeed or mistake rather than general behavior.
She scolded him for forgetting their anniversary.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Scold implies a strong emotional response and is more intense than simply telling off.
The teacher scolded the student for talking back.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Figure
Usually an authority figure like a parent or teacher scolds someone who is younger or lower in status.
The boss scolded his employees for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Misdeed
Scold often follows a specific misdeed or mistake rather than general behavior.
She scolded him for forgetting their anniversary.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Scold implies a strong emotional response and is more intense than simply telling off.
The teacher scolded the student for talking back.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Figure
Usually an authority figure like a parent or teacher scolds someone who is younger or lower in status.
The boss scolded his employees for being late.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Misdeed
Scold often follows a specific misdeed or mistake rather than general behavior.
She scolded him for forgetting their anniversary.
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How Hip-Hop Can Make...
Trees to help you breathe but don't seem to be mindful that other creatures need ya cause they live here beside you A Mother's Nature make sure that you fit for survival Like finish your greens Eat less than your eyes do Take the trash out be disciplined and recycle Seasons getting heated scolding y'all will be frightful
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This Indigenous Practice...
through other patches of force and shrubs and then hunt kangaroo and so for me it was like oh you know most of the time we tell kids not to play with matches and we kind of scold them and smokey the bear says be careful of fire but we need to teach our kids to respect it frank thinks kids need to start off with that
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Damon Horowitz calls for...
but what we really need is a moral operating system. What's a moral operating system? We all know right and wrong, right? You feel good when you do something right, you feel bad when you do something wrong. Our parents teach us praise with the good, scold with the bad.
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Nadya Bartol: Better...
bringing up suggestions to the doctors because of the fear of questioning authority. Amy helped improve medical teams to make nurses more comfortable bringing up suggestions to the doctors for patient treatment without the fear of being scolded or demeaned.
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America Ferrera: My...
and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of accepting the failure as my own and then feeling deep shame that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
like this amy is never really with us amy is always somewhere else or she is a chronic daydreamer like it was a contagious medical condition so essentially I was getting A's but I was scolded for how I arrived at them and I
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Ricardo Semler: Radical...
So over the years, we started going into other things. We'd say, why do we have to scold the kids and say, sit down and come here and do that, and so forth. We said, let's get the kids to do something we call a circle,
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Heather Brooke: My...
It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children. If any of the more rowdier children questioned the authority of the parents, they were scolded.
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If superpowers were...
otherwise they'll know you're there. And, just because you start off invisible, doesn't mean you'll stay that way. What if someone accidentally spills scolding hot coffee on you? And what if it rains?
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Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
The older wolves seem to scold her for her antics.
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How Hip-Hop Can Make...
Trees to help you breathe but don't seem to be mindful that other creatures need ya cause they live here beside you A Mother's Nature make sure that you fit for survival Like finish your greens Eat less than your eyes do Take the trash out be disciplined and recycle Seasons getting heated scolding y'all will be frightful
Video examples
This Indigenous Practice...
through other patches of force and shrubs and then hunt kangaroo and so for me it was like oh you know most of the time we tell kids not to play with matches and we kind of scold them and smokey the bear says be careful of fire but we need to teach our kids to respect it frank thinks kids need to start off with that
Video examples
Damon Horowitz calls for...
but what we really need is a moral operating system. What's a moral operating system? We all know right and wrong, right? You feel good when you do something right, you feel bad when you do something wrong. Our parents teach us praise with the good, scold with the bad.
Video examples
Nadya Bartol: Better...
bringing up suggestions to the doctors because of the fear of questioning authority. Amy helped improve medical teams to make nurses more comfortable bringing up suggestions to the doctors for patient treatment without the fear of being scolded or demeaned.
Video examples
America Ferrera: My...
and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of accepting the failure as my own and then feeling deep shame that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
like this amy is never really with us amy is always somewhere else or she is a chronic daydreamer like it was a contagious medical condition so essentially I was getting A's but I was scolded for how I arrived at them and I
Video examples
Ricardo Semler: Radical...
So over the years, we started going into other things. We'd say, why do we have to scold the kids and say, sit down and come here and do that, and so forth. We said, let's get the kids to do something we call a circle,
Video examples
Heather Brooke: My...
It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children. If any of the more rowdier children questioned the authority of the parents, they were scolded.
Video examples
If superpowers were...
otherwise they'll know you're there. And, just because you start off invisible, doesn't mean you'll stay that way. What if someone accidentally spills scolding hot coffee on you? And what if it rains?
Video examples
Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
The older wolves seem to scold her for her antics.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Timothy B. Schmit
American Musician
There is a song called 'I Refuse,' and I get a bit scolding, I suppose, in a way. But it all comes back to elements of hope, and in the case of that song, it's basically, 'Okay, you're trying to suck me into this world of negativity, and I'm not going to go there. I'm going to live my own life.
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Barun Sobti
Indian Actor
People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.
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Pearl S. Buck
American Novelist
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.
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Don Kardong
American Athlete
Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.
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Gary Payton
American Athlete
It's always going to have an effect when your father comes up and scolds you in front of a lot of people.
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Charley Pride
American Musician
Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.
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Jisshu Sengupta
Indian Actor
Both my daughters scold me. I am the youngest in my family.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
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William Cowper
English Poet
No one was ever scolded out of their sins.
Quote examples
Timothy B. Schmit
American Musician
There is a song called 'I Refuse,' and I get a bit scolding, I suppose, in a way. But it all comes back to elements of hope, and in the case of that song, it's basically, 'Okay, you're trying to suck me into this world of negativity, and I'm not going to go there. I'm going to live my own life.
Quote examples
Barun Sobti
Indian Actor
People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.
Quote examples
Pearl S. Buck
American Novelist
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.
Quote examples
Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.
Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.
Quote examples
Gary Payton
American Athlete
It's always going to have an effect when your father comes up and scolds you in front of a lot of people.
Quote examples
Charley Pride
American Musician
Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.
Quote examples
Jisshu Sengupta
Indian Actor
Both my daughters scold me. I am the youngest in my family.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
Quote examples
William Cowper
English Poet
No one was ever scolded out of their sins.
Example 1 of 10
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